Anchor



(No Model.)

G. J. WHEALTON.

ANCHOR.

Patent ed June 24, 1890.

are fori'ned'at their UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES J. VIIEALTON, OF NEAR MORRISON, VIRGINIA.

ANCHOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,793, dated June 24, 1890.

Application filed February 27, 1890. Serial No. 341,925. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that 1, CHARLES J. WHEALTON, a citizen of the United States, residing near Morrison, in the county of \Varwick and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in anchors; and my said invention consists in certain details of construction of the same, as and for the purposes as will be hereinafter more fully described, and form the subject-matter of the annexed claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, for a better understanding of the details of construction of my invention, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of an anchor constructed according to my invention, and Fig. 2 is a view in sectional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a view in front elevation.

My anchor is composed of a straight shank A, to the top end of which isthe usual stock I)", and two separate crowns O and D, which crowns are preferably triangular in shape and extremities into diamond-shaped iiukes c and d. The forward crown D,with its fiukcs (Z, is smaller than the rear crown C, and both crowns are secured in line with each other to the shank A by pivotpins a and a, and these crowns have aliinited play in slots 5 3, formed in the shank A.

The flukes of the crowns O and D being triangular or diamond-shaped, as shown in Fig. 3, the fouling of the chain or cable upon said iiukes is prevented. To the outer end of ihe shank A, beyond the stock B, is swiveled a shackle-bar E, to the outer end of which bar is attached the cable or chain .F, and this bar E is one-half the length of the stock B, so that the end thereof will be even with the outer end of the stock, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, so that fouling of said chain or cable around the stock 13 is prevented, as when the vessel is swinging around the cable or chain will clear the ends of the stock. Each of the crowns being, as before stated, pivotedly secured to the shank A, the strain exerted upon the shank by the cable or chain will cause the lower half of the crowns to as suine a position nearly at a right'angle with the shank A, so that the flukes will be carried deeper into the ground than they would were the crowns rigidly secured to the shank, as is usually the case.

The crowns being both arranged in line with each other and in the same direction relatively to the shank, and not at different angles relatively to each other, the fiukes will not interfere with thevessels rail, as would be the case were the forward small crown at a different angle or at right angles with the position of the rear crown.

' Having thus described my invention, I

-claim An anchor composed of the straight shank A, having the stock 15, secured at one end and formed with slots 3 s, triangular-shaped crown C, having diamond-shaped fiukes o, pivotedly secured in the slot 5 at the lower end of the shank A, triangular-shaped crown D of smaller size than the crown O, with diamond-shaped flukes d, pivotedly secured in slot .5 near the stock, and shackle-bar D, carrying the cable or chain at its outer end and connected by swivel to the shank A and onehalf the length of the stock,as described and shown, for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES J. WIIEALTON.

\Vitnesses:

WM. H. BRERETON, HARVEY S. W. DE GAw. 

